This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Idioms Phrases Proverbs – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idioms Phrases Proverbs Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The boy "cried wolf" means ..... A) He asked for help when he didn't need it. B) He shouted very loudly. C) He complained all the time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked for help when he didn't need it. 2. Find the simile. A) Her hair is shiny. B) The diamonds glitter in the sky. C) My mom is an angel. D) Her hair is as smooth as silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her hair is as smooth as silk. 3. Life is a roller coaster. A) Metaphor. B) Neither. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 4. Trini's co-worker tells her about a problem that may happen. Trini says, "Let's cross that bridge when we come to it." What does she mean? A) They should deal with the problem now. B) They should deal with the problem when it happens. C) They should walk over a bridge. D) They should build a bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They should deal with the problem when it happens. 5. Since Jo won the contest, she has been on top of the world . A) At the North Pole. B) Up in a rocket. C) Very happy. D) Sitting on a globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very happy. 6. As fast as ..... A) Silk. B) The hills. C) Lightning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lightning. 7. What does "raining cats and dogs" mean? A) Cats and dogs fall from the sky. B) It is raining heavily. C) The cats and dogs are crying. D) It might rain if the cats and dogs look at a cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is raining heavily. 8. Does the expression "break a leg" really mean to break a leg? A) No, it means "good luck". B) Sometimes, if you are ice skating. C) Yes, always. D) No, it means to break a chicken leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, it means "good luck". 9. A word phrase that is also a palindrome: A) Race car. B) Never odd or even. C) Star rats. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 10. "On Cloud Nine" means ..... A) Anything from the past that isn't important anymore. B) Very Happy. C) Heard but not remembered. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very Happy. 11. Why was Milo served light shafts and squares at the dinner table? A) His parents feed him light and squares at home. B) He specifically asked for those items. C) The waiter misunderstood his figurative requests. D) The waiter misunderstood his literal requests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The waiter misunderstood his figurative requests. 12. You can't keep having good luck or fun forever; eventually it will stop. A) All good things must come to an end. B) Necessity is the mother of invention. C) There's no such thing as a free lunch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All good things must come to an end. 13. Laughter is ..... A) Out of mind. B) The best medicine. C) The bravo. D) There is a way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The best medicine. 14. What is the meaning of once in a blue moon A) Rarely. B) Using any possible means. C) Rain heavily. D) Watch carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rarely. 15. Freddy was with all of his friends when their ball went over the fence into the neighbor's yard, where a big, scary dog lived. It has been said the last child that went into the yard was eaten alive. Freddy decides to go anyway. He is A) As quick as a. B) As brave as a lion. C) Like taking candy from a baby. D) As white as snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As brave as a lion. 16. What is the meaning of the idiom, on the same page? A) Thinking alike or understanding something in the same way as others. B) To start over, usually because something has failed. C) To know nearly everything about a topic. D) When real life events seem more unusual or harder to believe than the things people make up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking alike or understanding something in the same way as others. 17. EAT SOMEONES LUNCH A) FINISH SOMEBODY'S FOOD. B) HAVE A DELICATE MEAL. C) DEFEAT SOMEONE THOROUGHLY. D) STEAL FOOD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DEFEAT SOMEONE THOROUGHLY. 18. Don't play in the rain or else you will fall sick. As the saying goes ..... A) Prevention is better than cure. B) Slow and steady wins the race. C) Learn to walk before you run. D) Practice makes perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevention is better than cure. 19. When I can't make heads or tails out of something, what am I having trouble with? A) Seeing both sides of a coin. B) Making sense of something. C) Understanding someone speaking Japanese. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making sense of something. 20. The early bird catches the worm A) Birds eat a lot of worms when they are hungry. B) Accomplish two tasks by one action. C) Whoever arrives first has the best chance for success. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whoever arrives first has the best chance for success. 21. When in Rome, do as the ..... do. A) People. B) Italians. C) They. D) Romans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romans. 22. Chin Heng ..... to his teacher's request. A) Turned a deaf ear. B) Tighten his belt. C) Has butterflies in his stomach. D) Out of the blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turned a deaf ear. 23. What does "Many hands make light work." mean? A) Helping others do big tasks makes the job faster and easier. B) Strong people can work through tough situations. C) It's time to create a new plan. D) If someone wrongs you, don't do something wrong in return. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helping others do big tasks makes the job faster and easier. 24. A chain is only as ..... as its weakest link. A) Strong. B) Weak. C) Story. D) Silly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong. 25. What does, "A dime a dozen" mean? A) Something that is common. B) There are a dozen dimes. C) It costs a dozen dimes. D) You are special. 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